The Irvin Rockets will venture away from home to square off against the Mountain View Lobos at 7:00 p.m. on Friday. Both come into the matchup bolstered by wins in their previous matches.
Irvin is headed in fresh off scoring the most points they have all season. They simply couldn't be stopped on Friday as they easily beat San Elizario 62-26 at home. Perhaps unsurprisingly given the team's high-flying offense, the game also marked the team's biggest win of the season.
The match pitted two dominant backs against one another in Mike Medina and Zamar Vargas. Medina had a great game and rushed for 171 yards and two touchdowns on only eight carries. Meanwhile, Vargas was balling out in the loss, rushing for 231 yards and three touchdowns while picking up 8.0 yards per carry.
Meanwhile, Mountain View hadn't done well against Clint recently (they were 0-9 in their previous nine matchups), but they didn't let the past get in their way on Friday. Mountain View snuck past Clint with a 27-21 victory. The win made it back-to-back victories for the Lobos.
Mountain View's win was a true team effort, with many players turning in solid performances. Perhaps the best among them was Omar Nevarez, who rushed for 156 yards and two touchdowns while picking up 9.2 yards per carry. Nevarez has become a key player for Mountain View: the team is 2-1 when he posts at least two rushing touchdowns, but 1-2 otherwise. The team also got some help courtesy of Michael Alcala, who threw for 113 yards and two touchdowns.
Mountain View wouldn't let Clint keep a hold of the ball as they managed to force two fumbles. Mountain View can thank Gio Rodriguez and Matthew Nava for forcing both of them. With that strong performance, Nava is now averaging an impressive 5.5 total tackles per game. Another thorn in Clint's side was Edwin Reyes, who made 22 total tackles.
Irvin now has a winning record of 3-2. As for Mountain View, the victory got them back to even at 3-3.
Irvin took a serious blow against Mountain View when the teams last played back in September of 2023, falling 47-17. Can Irvin avenge their defeat or is history doomed to repeat itself? We'll find out soon enough.
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